13 Best Korean Restaurants near Elk Grove

“This korean bbq joint has the best value of all of them in the Elk Grove / Sacramento area. The choices for lunch are outstanding. For me, the lunch menu has all the items I like anyway. For $28, it's an awesome meal that will keep you full throughout the whole day. The LA Galbi is usually an item that the other Korean spots serve in the more expensive menu. I recommend getting the half order so you can try a variety of dishes to see what you really like. The thin marinated meats are also good because it absorbs the marinade better and cooks faster. The soups offered provide rich flavor and spices. I definitely recommend them. The corn cheese takes a longer time to cook, but worth the wait if corn and cheese is your thing. The ambiance suited the place very nicely with the modern looking neon lights along with the bar accompanying the nice meal. The smoke extractor lids do a great job not allowing the smoke to get away and bother people. The service is probably the best thing about the place. They present the table of very nicely with nice selection of side dishes. The servers constantly check to see if you need anything. And it seems like the grills get changed every round which makes a big difference to prevent food from being over charred. I have been to other places where the grill is rarely changed and the server consciously ignores you. At Ember, the servers dont do that. Calvin is a server who deserves special recognition because of what he does to ensure that our meal is going well. To sum it up, the value and the selection of food during lunch time makes this place better than any in the area. The service is the cherry on top.“

“Fast service. Our waiter & his team were friendly, attentive, and fast to get our food out. Vienna the Supervisor and our waiter checked on us often, which my party of 8 appreciated very much. It was cool to see the robo-waiter/waitress, but there’s no substitute yet for excellent customer service from humans. Will be coming back to this location. Thank you for a great dinner experience Elk Grove staff 🤙🏽

Parking: Clean bathrooms 🤙🏽“

“This was my first time there & I went for my birthday with my girls. The food there was good & service there very great. Bunny was so sweet & sure knows how to keep us entertained. I will be going there again. Give the place 10/10. I was there from 6pm-2am. That should say a lot about the place.“

“The taiyakis filled with ube are my husband’s favorite. I love the ones filled with red bean. I recommend you try this place.“

“The food is delicious. The chicken is so crispy and tasty. Highly recommend“

“The food was very delicious, high quality food reasonable prices.if they have monthly specials for lunch is even better. Great restaurant you should try, you will come back for next visit“

“very professional photo and video“

“By far the best KBBQ I've been to. This is my comparison to several in Sac like OZ, and in San Francisco. It is pricey but if you can eat, it's well worth it. Sides are the best here but careful not to eat too much of it haha. The Meat were of the best quality compared to the other places.“

“I got their food at a BTS ARMY day event with Sacramento BTS ARMY during the summer. My Korean mom LOVED their food so we sought out their restaurant in Elk Grove. I love the concept of you picking your own plate (like Panda Express/Chipotle) and I grabbed a variety and my mom grabbed her own variety of dishes. Generally the food is great, and the music is of course, Kpop, and lots of parking area.

The food itself, you can tell it's been sitting for a minute or few, but the flavor is great, and the refrigerated dishes are fresh. My Korean mom was especially impressed by their seaweed salad (a bit salty and brine-y for me) and she loved their kimchi. I personally like the Korean salad, which is basically a konjac jelly noodle and veggies mixed a mayo sauce (don't judge it till you try it, much healthier than ranch!) And their potato croquette. Their bean sprouts and greens are especially fresh and delicious if you enjoy traditional Korean banchan. What I probably won't get is their fish cake dish because it was overcooked and soggy, but I like that usually, but not today.

Overall, we will be back! 잘 먹고 갑니다!“

“The server was very welcoming as soon as I walked in today and took my order promptly. The food came out quickly, within about 10–15 minutes. One thing that really stood out about this restaurant was the variety of banchan—there were so many of them, which was a great touch. The service was excellent overall. She checked in multiple times to make sure everything was okay and refilled my rice and banchan without hesitation. I had a great experience here. Shout out to Jaeda for the awesome service!“

“First time here and I loved it so much. The seatings are with benches and a little tight but still decently roomy. There’s a lot of writing on the wall as you can write on it. The bathroom doesn’t flush as I held it down for 20secs and more like followed on the instruction in the bathroom. The food here is sooo flavorful and aromatic. I literally fell in love with my food. The rice was like Thai purple sticky rice just not sticky and I love that even more. My food was just not as tender as I’d like it to be but still good. I love the broth it came in and everything. My boyfriend had the tofu rice plate and that was pretty mid as I felt like they could’ve stir fry the tofu into the meat. Plus you can make this at home which didn’t feel very restaurant-y. The water was ice cold and they give it to you in a jug. Also offer barley tea but I did not drink it. Service was well, just like any other server.

(same review by me on Yelp)“

“NEVER had anything substandard here. Our entire family regularly dines here for lunches (with the grandchildren & their friends after school); and family dine-out night (weekly). We LOVE the tofu AND the Salmon Bento. Huge portions! ??????????“

“I went here for the first time and honestly it is such a cool idea! The staff was great about taking empty containers off our table and the all you can eat was worth it! Our server Kyle was awesome, super attentive, and helped us pick out the best meats for our BBQ experience. My friends and I will continue to come back!“